Emirates Group Chairman and Chief Executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum today announced 12 senior appointments, including Badr Abbas as the new Divisional Senior Vice President at Emirates SkyCargo replacing Nabil Sultan.

Emirates has been without a cargo head since March this year when Emirates promoted the then Divisional Senior Vice President Nabil Sultan to the role of Executive Vice President, Passenger Sales and Country Management, Emirates.

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While Abbas’s appointment is effective from July 8, 2024, he is currently Senior Vice President – Commercial Operations (Africa) at Emirates, the role he has been in for close to five years.

Abbas has spent 24 years of his career in Emirates starting as a Commercial Management Trainee in 2000 and has been Senior Vice President – Commercial Operations (Far East) till 2019 and Vice President – Commercial Operations (UAE & Oman) till 2015.